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Diamond light illuminates process of silver decay in Catalonian altarpieces
April, 26 2011

PhysOrg

An example of degradation shown in the detail of the 'La Mare de Déu' altarpiece dated 1459 from the Vinseum Museum of Vilafranca del PenedScientists from the Technical University of Catalonia in Barcelona have teamed up with Diamond Light Source to use a brilliant infrared microbeam to understand at the microscopic scale molecular processes affecting the decay or preservation of polychrome carved wood adorning churches and altarpieces depicting saints.


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Spy satellites watch ancient ruins
April, 26 2011

USA Today

Archaeological site of Umma, in present-day Iraq, taken in 2003.Indiana Jones seems a bit more like James Bond in archaeology these days, with the intrepid explorers of the ancient world growing ever more fond of high tech tools.
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El Mirador, the Lost City of the Maya
April, 26 2011

Smithsonian Magazine

The peak of La Danta- one of the world's largest pyramids- pokes through the forest canopy. "All this was abandoned nearly 2,000 years ago," says archaeologist Richard Hansen. "It's like finding Pompeii." Now overgrown by jungle, the ancient site was once the thriving capital of the Maya civilization


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Remains of ancient Roman temple uncovered
April, 26 2011

Euro Weekly

Remains of ancient Roman temple uncovered WORK being carried out in the area surrounding the Roman ruins in Torrox have uncovered remains of a temple dating back to the first century.
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Bear DNA is clue to age of Chauvet cave art
April, 26 2011

New Scientist

Too sophisticated for their time? (Image: Raphael Gaillarde/Gamma-Rapho/Getty)EXPLORING a gorge in south east France in 1994 for prehistoric artefacts, Jean Marie Chauvet hit the jackpot.
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Giant statue of Amenhotep III unearthed in Egypt
April, 26 2011

AFP

Amenhotep III ruled Egypt between 1390 and 1352 BCArchaeologists have discovered a giant statue of Egypt's famous pharaoh Amenhotep III at his mortuary temple in the southern city of Luxor, the antiquities authority said on Tuesday.
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CT Scans Of Egyptian Mummy Help Vt Solve Crimes
April, 26 2011

NPR

In this photo taken Jan. 25, 2011, a 6th century B.C. Egyptian mummy is seen on display at Fleming Museum on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011 in Burlington, Vt. A childhood fascination with archaeology and a chance encounter with a 2,700-year-old Egyptian mummy are helping Vermont doctors and law enforcement officials find truth in some of the most challenging of modern-day crimes, the unexplained deaths of young children. The University of Vermont Hospital's CT scans helped doctors create a full-sized, three-dimensional model of the mummyÂ's skull _ thanks to the latest technology and the sharp detail obtained by cranking up the power on the scanner to levels unsafe for living patients. A childhood fascination with archaeology and a chance encounter with a 2,700 year old Egyptian mummy are helping Vermont doctors and law enforcement officials find truth in some of the most challenging of modern day crimes: the unexplained deaths of young children.
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Roman tomb found under toxic waste dump in Naples
April, 26 2011

Independent UK

A police officer indicates where the 2nd-century mausoleum was foundArchaeologists have discovered an ancient Roman mausoleum under an illegal toxic waste dump near Naples.
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Tibetan encyclopedia provides evidence of ancient brain surgery
April, 24 2011

Xinhua News Agency

Brain surgery was practiced by doctors at least 2,900 years ago, a specialist on Tibetan culture and literature said Wednesday after four decades of research on the Tibetan Tripitaka, an ancient encyclopedia.
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Indians first to ride monsoon winds
April, 24 2011

Calcutta Telegraph

Mariners from India's east coast exploited monsoon winds to sail to southeast Asia more than 2,000 years ago, an archaeologist has proposed, challenging a long standing view that a Greek navigator had discovered monsoon winds much later.


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